The officer actually threatened violence on a individual that committed no crime. Making up a law and threatening to kidnap a legal citizen. That is a crime!
Officers are allowed to be wrong on the law. They could of actually arrested him. Many people think card counting is illegal. It would be normal some cops would too...Cops are not experts on laws...
No wonder their officers ALL passed the written test and were hired. They were short staffed and needed officers till the next recruiting class graduates.
Intelligence Quotient as a broad term is a poor excuse for excelling at anything. All brains are wired differently due to exposures. I agree that this fella might be a, ‘rainman’ so to speak. The issue lies that casinos are money hungry fuckers designed to extract money from the stupid.
@@JappyChanAgainst one officer at the time of comment he had. Even though we all just witnessed both officers from different agencies agree that the casino was correct that it was illegal even though it isn't illegal and the two officers were just enforcing whatever they felt like. Unlawful arrest you do not have to concede and are allowed to defend yourself. You just have to prove it later. Kinda like freedom of speech, but not of consequences to your speech.
It doesn’t even make sense. Having players winning $ at the tables draws more fish into the game. The card counter might walk away up $10,000 but you’re winning $100,000 of the other fools at the table
@@irongroot7914 every time I think of her I think about when trump mentioned the tax break he gets but all her boosters use it too and she was stumped😂😂😂
Las Vegas cheats everyone and they tell you to leave. They sure don’t show the discrimination in their commercials though? Why do you think that is? Fake nice Las Vegas casinos lol…..they only want your money. The cyber attack was probably just a stunt so they wouldn’t have to pay a big jack pot when someone hit on a slot machine.
Brother, have you seen how much they are charging for the "buffet" these days? Maybe I'm going to the wrong casinos, but its soggy pizza, gas station taco ingredients, and frozen cakes that are as hard as a rock on the inside. lol
@@tomkat9557 Yes, but they have no right to unlawfully detain him. The also are required by law to allow him to cash out before he leaves. He was detained by the police and the casino, and that’s the basis for his suit.
A White restaurant can deny service to a black person and tell you to leave for any reason. I just want to show you how stupid your argument is. God bless.
oh they can just deny service huh. So can they say oh you have black skin, i don't want to serve you? Or your a cOP and I don't want to serve you? Get your head out of your a** and stop being a SIMP for illegal behavior. No company should be allowed to deny service to anyone not breaking laws and card counting is not illegal.
Of Course, the judge excuses the officers for not knowing the law and enforcing their own law to suit the Casino. Judges, D.A. and cops all help each other.
He dismissed the Black Hawk Officer because he didn't do anything... had he actually arrested him thats another story. The gaming Officer can detain someone if they think a crime was committed to investigate that to see if it is an arrestable offense.
This is BAD. I used to work at a casino. The casino can tell people they are no longer permitted to gamble and to leave the property. That's fine. The reason they didn't pay him out initially is because he refused to show ID. That's perfectly fine. Also, that gaming agent should know basic gaming laws. If I had to guess what happened: Security alerted police they were kicking out a guy for being an "advantage player". New guy on a powertrip hears this and decides to be supercop.
We hold a 20% advantage over thousands of average, typically intoxicated players, one player has a 1% advantage over us CALL THE SWAT TEAM IMMEDIATELY!!!!!
@@wrigley8225 If you played EVERY hand statistically perfectly, the house edge is fairly small. But few people play their hands perfectly. Also one of the reasons the casinos often offer free drinks, since someone intoxicated make more mistakes.
He didn't even win. He still lost. He was just increasing his bets when the show was in his favor, which is how they know you're counting....then they extorted him for his ID. All he has to do is give the chips to somebody else to cash, but it's still extortion.
Yes, those are the rules of that private property. If you want to open a casino with different rules, knock yourself out. But for the casinos, it’s their house and it’s their house rules. It really is so simple 😂😂😂😂😂
@@willjones3673 They are allowed to ask him to leave but they are not allowed to ask him for his ID for any purpose other to determine he is of age. They must cash out his chips. they can't arrest him for counting cards...
@@T-time215 So what’s the solution? Have the democrats pas a law that says casinos must let you win? Everyone has the right to go into a casino or not to go into a casino, that’s good enough for me!
@@travisli-rufus1949 Why would the casinos get rid of blackjack tables when they make money off if them? They just don't want the gamblers to improve their odds that are not within their control. Casino games are designed using statistics, card counting is mostly outside of simple statistics, although that is one reason why casinos often use 6 decks of cards AND shuffle after a small number of cards have been delt, or if too many high or low cards had been played.
@@travisli-rufus1949 Because most suckers/bad players give Casinos up to a 20% edge. Even is you play perfect blackjack with favorable rules for player, Casino still gets like 0.5% edge for casino. (no card counting) the 1% edge these card counting players get does not make Casinos lose that much. If they kick them out early enough.
@@travisli-rufus1949 They still make a lot of money off the tables versus what a counter is going to take and I doubt they see a lot of successful counters at the tables. Besides that, they could always switch to continuous shufflers or cutting the chute in the middle like online casinos do to make counting worthless.
@@travisli-rufus1949 less people will come... for every card counter there are 1 million gambler ready to sit at their table any money the AP player makes is a drop in a bucket for them idk why they care so much.
That's what I was wondering about. What are we missing here? The man was losing and they still were giving a hard time? It's not like he was taking them for their money. wtf?
@@lessacto I think they were kicking him out because he was suspected of being a card counter that had either gambled there in the past or they were using facial recognition software that had his picture in their database and wanted his ID to confirm their suspicions. The officers still shouldn't be acting as the private security of the casino when they are on duty, but they probably work for the casino as security officers when they are off duty. They certainly shouldn't be harassing him and I believe purposely misstating the law.
The house edge is the premise of the casino business. Unfortunately, people who gamble are unaware of it or just don't care and end up losing their money.
Hold on a minute I heard in the initial part of the video he was down 4000.!! Why on Earth are you bust this guy's balls for card counting when hes losing?
Statistically he will bounce back...provided he's playing correctly, and has the count right. Card counters have about @ 2% advantage over the house (which is why they get kicked out). So eventually he'll get that $4000 back + more.
Because, in the long run, he’s got the advantage and will beat the casino. This is very typical. If they think you’re counting, throwing you out while your down is icing on the cake the cake.
@@BlacqueJacqueShellacque_lol that's true but that's over 100's of hours possibly, no guarantee in the next 2 straight weeks of him playing he will be in the green, so cutting him off when he's down 4k and going this far is absurd
There are signs, especially with black jack for an example you never buy insurance until one hand appears and you do and you win the insurance. I got kicked out of a casino for that
@@williamromkee4310 but you can't ever prove it. and even if an expert could, this cop is dumber than pigeon shit and would have no idea what he's watching.
The commercial doest show their negative treatment and unlawful discrimination when they loose. Lol people need to wake up and stop doing business with these thieves.
Counting cards is fully legal, everywhere. The casino can tell you you're not allowed to play anymore, but threatening, detaining or arresting someone for it is an illegal action itself.
What gets me going or I don't understand is that, so basically we are unable to win because if you do when you are a suspicious person that is cheating?!?!?!
Casinos are terrible. My employer throws a christmas party every year at a casino. It's sad to see so many desperate people all at once. I get weird vibes walking through.
Do you guys want to do a follow up on this story to see if the casino still stole $2k from this guy and if the courts ever corrected their wrong dismissal of his case or you dont care any more?
Denver Police doesn’t even know Colorado law neither does Adam county sheriffs or judges and it’s a shame that people like me have to fight criminals who hide under the law that they swore to uphold
The Colorado Gaming people actually said that their officer did nothing wrong..that he was only 'making sure that a crime wasnt committed'? Dude came out and said that the blackjack player was COMMITTING A CRIME...by counting cards! What kind of 'due diligence' is that? Just another example of 'protecting the blue'.
All casinos don’t like to pay when they loose this is a perfect example. Another is MGM getting cyber attacks? Maybe someone hit a big jack pot and they didn’t want to pay. People need to wake up and realize how these places cheat them.
I'VE WORKED IN GAMING FOR 27 YEARS! CARD COUNTING ISN'T ILLEGAL BUT THE CASINO CAN REFUSE YOUR PLAY. IVE NEVER SEEN THE POLICE CALLED. THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO CASH HIM OUT TOO! PERIOD!
You gotta love these uneducated security guards. Trying to intimidated gamblers. Hope you get sued real good. By the way, Ameristar is one of the WORST places to gamble. Don't go there.
I don’t know all the laws, but I do believe it’s illegal not to cash a player chips- This is so ridiculous. All the rules are advantageous towards the casino and even if he did beat them, they know they’re gonna get it back in the long run anyway.
Casino chips are essentially treated like a person’s own cash, at least in regard to protections provided to them. The only time a casino can legally refuse cashing out is if they have reasonable suspicion a crime has been committed. They also cannot legally require an ID to cash out unless the winnings were at least $10k or they suspect a crime has been committed. Verifying someone’s age to cash out is not a valid reason to ask for ID if the casino has already confirmed they’re of age previously, as indicated by the casino giving him the wrist band (presumably because they checked his ID upon entrance) and letting him play there for hours.
Unless there's some law on the books in Colorado saying it's illegal, all they can do is back him off the game and tell him he can play anything but blackjack.
Supreme Court already ruled card counting is legal so making a state law doesn't matter, and the casino can kick anyone out and refuse service, it's a private business
They can’t arrest him but they can ban him from the property, they should have cashed him out. Sue the shit out of them, they will end up losing more money this way.
I've seen some card counting YT channels and the impression I get is that the police there are in the casinos all the time, and they get very chummy with the staff. The staff get indignant with card counters and so the police follow along. I'm betting an uninformed casino employee suggested to the officers that what the guy was doing was illegal, though of course I can't be sure. FWIW, I've also seen casinos pull the same crap with the ID. The casino operator is not asking if he is of age (he obviously is), the casino wants to record his personal information in case he returns (or potentially as the victim suggested, to share the information with other casinos). If the casino trespasses you, it is a crime to return. The casinos aren't allowed to refuse to pay out either, but it happens a lot. Most players I've seen simply take their chips with them and return at another time.
I am so on their side. You want to make billions $$$ off of stacked odds, taking money from addicts, etc., it is tough noogies if someone has the ability to count cards and wins, wins, wins. That is the price. Maybe no apps or electronic counting?? But really, too bad if they can do it in their heads. Sorry, but you win too much so you have to go & dont come back doesnt work for me! Hey, stay for a week on us for free if they lose, lose, lose, right? And NO, i cant count cards! Blacklisting should also be illegal and subject to civil penalties. Can you imagine a star quarterback being banned from playing, a fishing champion being banned, a stock trader banned from buying because he makes too much, take your pick. A business that preys on people with stacked odds against them shouldnt be allowed to ban someone for being good at what they do. If only i could......
thats the casino saying, you can't play if you win what a scam, this casino should be closed down for fraud they are obviously steeling from the people
I don't understand the benefit of being so aggressive with card counters to the point it incurs liability. Just be passive aggressive and give the dealer a new deck every other hand, card counters will leave on their own.
All the criminals in the state government were protecting their criminals with badges. He needs to sue the Colorado State Gaming Commission, and the State of Colorado for extortion.
The officer actually threatened violence on a individual that committed no crime. Making up a law and threatening to kidnap a legal citizen. That is a crime!
US supreme court ruled police can lie to us.
We already paid the judge off
It's perjury!
No winstar for me. They don't call the cops when u lose. Well in this case they did.
Officers are allowed to be wrong on the law. They could of actually arrested him. Many people think card counting is illegal. It would be normal some cops would too...Cops are not experts on laws...
"Sir, your IQ is too high, that's highly illegal under Colorado law"
Definitely agree, I live here and 99% of people are morons
No wonder their officers ALL passed the written test and were hired. They were short staffed and needed officers till the next recruiting class graduates.
That's what the legal marijuana is for
They know the law..
Intelligence Quotient as a broad term is a poor excuse for excelling at anything. All brains are wired differently due to exposures. I agree that this fella might be a, ‘rainman’ so to speak. The issue lies that casinos are money hungry fuckers designed to extract money from the stupid.
What a joke. From the casino, to the idiot cops, to the crooked judge.
Crooked judge? What happened did he lose the law suit?
@@JappyChanAgainst one officer at the time of comment he had. Even though we all just witnessed both officers from different agencies agree that the casino was correct that it was illegal even though it isn't illegal and the two officers were just enforcing whatever they felt like.
Unlawful arrest you do not have to concede and are allowed to defend yourself. You just have to prove it later. Kinda like freedom of speech, but not of consequences to your speech.
Total bs tbh.
It doesn’t even make sense. Having players winning $ at the tables draws more fish into the game. The card counter might walk away up $10,000 but you’re winning $100,000 of the other fools at the table
@JappyChan they said they let the cop off the hook already!
"Officer, ignorance of the law is no excuse."
let me fix that for you: "being an officer is the only time ignorance of the law is an excuse" thanks qualified immunity
@@donstrader being a demokkkrat comes with that defense also. Just ask Hillary.
@@irongroot7914 every time I think of her I think about when trump mentioned the tax break he gets but all her boosters use it too and she was stumped😂😂😂
Actually ignorance for a cop is an excuse only after he is aware is it a problem for a cop. Cops are allowed to make "innocent" mistakes.
@@hellasowBut the same does not apply for non-police
We investigated ourselves and found nothing wrong.
Case closed
The Democrat run Colorado way!
The Israeli playbook.
@@jmarv9453cops are usually Republican
Basically the cops work for the casinos.
Bingo!
Duh,you think so ????
Yup, its even worse in Vegas. Casinos shouldn't be allowed to kick anyone out for winning
It's a reservation......
Cops work for corporations not the people.
Even in vegas, they dont call the cops...
They just ask you politely to leave.
Ameristar are some amateurs
Las Vegas cheats everyone and they tell you to leave. They sure don’t show the discrimination in their commercials though? Why do you think that is? Fake nice Las Vegas casinos lol…..they only want your money. The cyber attack was probably just a stunt so they wouldn’t have to pay a big jack pot when someone hit on a slot machine.
THEY ACTUALLY WOULD INFORM THE POLICE KNOW YOUR SHİT ASS BEFORE POSTING
The trashier the place, the less polite they are
If a place can prove you’ve cheated, it’s a big deal, and they will call the police and you will be arrested.
@@bobagowoofYou’ve obviously never been backed off from a blackjack game.
Another shining example why NOBODY should ever walk into a casino except for the buffet or a room to sleep in.
I use them for free drinks. Only people in a casino to get money from me is the waitresses from tips. It's a loss for any casino I've ever been to.
As soon as you are $50 up, ditch the place & go to the next one.
@@MM-xc2btmy experience has been that unless I'm tipping $5 a drink, the waitress makes herself scarce, so it's not much of a savings.
@brt5273 I don't tip that much, $2 max.
Brother, have you seen how much they are charging for the "buffet" these days? Maybe I'm going to the wrong casinos, but its soggy pizza, gas station taco ingredients, and frozen cakes that are as hard as a rock on the inside. lol
He is right to sue them.
We should boycott all Casinos on reservation land, they can make up there owe law
they dismissed the case against the Colorado police and the casino. So they essentially got away with organized crime
@@RS-do6tvTribal casinos are on sovereign land. It’s essentially another country. They can do as they wish. 😊
He does but won’t win. Casinos are private property and have the right to refuse service
@@tomkat9557 Yes, but they have no right to unlawfully detain him. The also are required by law to allow him to cash out before he leaves.
He was detained by the police and the casino, and that’s the basis for his suit.
A business can deny you service and tell you to leave for any reason, but they can't call the police and make stuff up if no law was broken.
A White restaurant can deny service to a black person and tell you to leave for any reason. I just want to show you how stupid your argument is. God bless.
oh they can just deny service huh. So can they say oh you have black skin, i don't want to serve you? Or your a cOP and I don't want to serve you? Get your head out of your a** and stop being a SIMP for illegal behavior. No company should be allowed to deny service to anyone not breaking laws and card counting is not illegal.
but every casino in the country false reports on this everyday
or they can't deny to cash you out, when you exchange money for chips, they agree, legally to cash you out
@@jon22522It’s illegal to deny anyone a cash out. The only legal requirement is a CTR and identification, if the sum is over $10K.
Of Course, the judge excuses the officers for not knowing the law and enforcing their own law to suit the Casino. Judges, D.A. and cops all help each other.
The claims were dismissed against the sheriffs department,not the gaming enforcement officer that originally detained him.
He dismissed the Black Hawk Officer because he didn't do anything... had he actually arrested him thats another story. The gaming Officer can detain someone if they think a crime was committed to investigate that to see if it is an arrestable offense.
Imagine that, local small town cops don't know the laws 😂
They know the law. It's clear from th "splaining" they know exactly hiw to word it to twist a different angle.
This is BAD. I used to work at a casino. The casino can tell people they are no longer permitted to gamble and to leave the property. That's fine. The reason they didn't pay him out initially is because he refused to show ID. That's perfectly fine. Also, that gaming agent should know basic gaming laws. If I had to guess what happened: Security alerted police they were kicking out a guy for being an "advantage player". New guy on a powertrip hears this and decides to be supercop.
Any cop who pulls laws out of their S should be expelled from the force PERIOD
It's equivalent to lying if not reckless enforcement
@@regalsurvivor3418 right how is that not a form of fraud
We hold a 20% advantage over thousands of average, typically intoxicated players, one player has a 1% advantage over us CALL THE SWAT TEAM IMMEDIATELY!!!!!
The cyber attack on Las Vegas was probably a stunt in order not to pay a slot machine jack pot. People are dumb for visiting such places.
Truth be told, the advantage in blackjack is typically 1-3%, and only idiots drink and gamble at the same time.
Exactly -- and the casino has the same edge when it’s hot LooL it’s not 100 percent
I remember getting tipsy and getting 😂 I hit on 18 by accident and got an ace and won. Complete fool and always won
@@wrigley8225 If you played EVERY hand statistically perfectly, the house edge is fairly small. But few people play their hands perfectly. Also one of the reasons the casinos often offer free drinks, since someone intoxicated make more mistakes.
It's OK to gamble away your life savings but win a little bit too much and you're banned?
He didn't even win. He still lost. He was just increasing his bets when the show was in his favor, which is how they know you're counting....then they extorted him for his ID. All he has to do is give the chips to somebody else to cash, but it's still extortion.
Yes, those are the rules of that private property. If you want to open a casino with different rules, knock yourself out. But for the casinos, it’s their house and it’s their house rules. It really is so simple 😂😂😂😂😂
@@willjones3673 They are allowed to ask him to leave but they are not allowed to ask him for his ID for any purpose other to determine he is of age. They must cash out his chips. they can't arrest him for counting cards...
@@T-time215 So what’s the solution? Have the democrats pas a law that says casinos must let you win? Everyone has the right to go into a casino or not to go into a casino, that’s good enough for me!
Remeber the house always wins.
There was a crime committed. They stole $2000 from the kid by refusing to cash him out.
so he lost $6,000
He needs to mail that to a friend nearby and have them cash the chips for him.
Math is illegal? Lol
AND ALSO RACIST 😛😛😛
Ontological Mathematics the Science of the Future
literally 1984
Ironically, it's not even math. Basically just memorizing the number of 10's played.
1 2 3 4. Take me away. I counted 4 card ah ah ah.
The Casinos don’t like it when you improve the odds.
Casinos can get rid of blackjack table. why don't they?
@@travisli-rufus1949 Why would the casinos get rid of blackjack tables when they make money off if them?
They just don't want the gamblers to improve their odds that are not within their control. Casino games are designed using statistics, card counting is mostly outside of simple statistics, although that is one reason why casinos often use 6 decks of cards AND shuffle after a small number of cards have been delt, or if too many high or low cards had been played.
@@travisli-rufus1949 Because most suckers/bad players give Casinos up to a 20% edge. Even is you play perfect blackjack with favorable rules for player, Casino still gets like 0.5% edge for casino. (no card counting) the 1% edge these card counting players get does not make Casinos lose that much. If they kick them out early enough.
@@travisli-rufus1949 They still make a lot of money off the tables versus what a counter is going to take and I doubt they see a lot of successful counters at the tables. Besides that, they could always switch to continuous shufflers or cutting the chute in the middle like online casinos do to make counting worthless.
@@travisli-rufus1949 less people will come... for every card counter there are 1 million gambler ready to sit at their table any money the AP player makes is a drop in a bucket for them idk why they care so much.
False imprisonment. This has been taken to court, and they CAN NOT handcuff you or detain you for counting cards.
There is no crime walking into a casino to lose $4000 counting cards at blackjack?????
That's what I was wondering about. What are we missing here? The man was losing and they still were giving a hard time? It's not like he was taking them for their money. wtf?
classic !!
@@lessacto I think they were kicking him out because he was suspected of being a card counter that had either gambled there in the past or they were using facial recognition software that had his picture in their database and wanted his ID to confirm their suspicions. The officers still shouldn't be acting as the private security of the casino when they are on duty, but they probably work for the casino as security officers when they are off duty. They certainly shouldn't be harassing him and I believe purposely misstating the law.
Clearly he should have lost $6000 by that point in their estimation lol
Nobody should ever patronize Ameristar casino
The only cheater is Black Hawk.
Ameristar !!!!
Racist AF. Black hawk... Get it it
.....
Ohmi
How’s that ?
Black Cawk
He should have let himself get arrested. His pay day from that wrongful arrest would have been massive and a huge deterrent for casinos in the future.
I was thinking the same. Missed opportunity.
In redman lands? He would go missing and never be found. Happens all the time on reservations.
@@GorrnLord
No lol that does not happen. You are living inside of a fantasy
@@HappyOva Ignorance is bliss isnt it? Try going to the res some time, its not a nice place.
@@HappyOva
They have the 2nd highest homicide rate, right behind the basketball people.
That policeman has no idea what is counting cards😂😂😂😂
"Actually you are right omg, I am indeed underage. Please return my 4k to me so I can leave"
You forgot it all and get charges that'd be the dumbest way to play this he did it correctly
Casinos please remove the blackjack table. If your guests are counting cards
Vegas main strip already has tables with 6:5 blackjack payout and dealers can hit on soft 17.
These casinos are disgusting they ruin people's lives and towns in full. When 1 person can do math and get a 2% edge they freak out. So gross 🤢
The house edge is the premise of the casino business. Unfortunately, people who gamble are unaware of it or just don't care and end up losing their money.
When your account gets blocked because you discover the glitch. Haha 😄
Moral of story. Dont go to a Colorado casino. Go to a well established gambling city like Vegas or Atlantic City
No thinking allowed while in a casino.
Rain Man: "There are lots of queens left."
They mean “ allege card counter” since they call a criminal that straight-up murders or robs someone on camera the same.
Hold on a minute I heard in the initial part of the video he was down 4000.!! Why on Earth are you bust this guy's balls for card counting when hes losing?
Statistically he will bounce back...provided he's playing correctly, and has the count right. Card counters have about @ 2% advantage over the house (which is why they get kicked out). So eventually he'll get that $4000 back + more.
because he's guaranteed to win more than he loses, it's just a matter of time
They do that on purpose so you can't win it back. They can tell if you are card counting and can take advantage of a downswing.
Because, in the long run, he’s got the advantage and will beat the casino.
This is very typical. If they think you’re counting, throwing you out while your down is icing on the cake the cake.
@@BlacqueJacqueShellacque_lol that's true but that's over 100's of hours possibly, no guarantee in the next 2 straight weeks of him playing he will be in the green, so cutting him off when he's down 4k and going this far is absurd
How do I get the police to enforce false laws at my business?
Be the first to call them and sound reasonable. Whoever calls the cops first is the one they believe.
Out of all seriousness, Casinos are cash cows for the state.
Casino is the biggest scam
Even if card counting is illegal, how do you prove it?
There are signs, especially with black jack for an example you never buy insurance until one hand appears and you do and you win the insurance. I got kicked out of a casino for that
@@williamromkee4310 but you can't ever prove it. and even if an expert could, this cop is dumber than pigeon shit and would have no idea what he's watching.
What? Can you explain further, please?@@williamromkee4310
@@williamromkee4310even if its like that they cant prove anything factual. its just the casino bullying around
Betting insurance on a specific hand means youre counting cards. Got it.@williamromkee4310
Card counting in Colorado oh my!
Police officers are never wrong tho 😳
The commercial doest show their negative treatment and unlawful discrimination when they loose. Lol people need to wake up and stop doing business with these thieves.
And their never right too.
Dave and Busters never backed me off I win 60k tickets every Wednesday. Which is like one $150 airpod for $50
Never heard of card counting having an advantage over the cops 😂
Counting cards is fully legal, everywhere. The casino can tell you you're not allowed to play anymore, but threatening, detaining or arresting someone for it is an illegal action itself.
Criminals with badges protecting the criminals with Suits.
Politicians get kickbacks from casinos which causes them to defend corruption
What gets me going or I don't understand is that, so basically we are unable to win because if you do when you are a suspicious person that is cheating?!?!?!
They don't need a reason. They can cut you off for playing at any time without needing any reason whatsoever.
WHAT!? A cop that doesn't know the law... I'm shocked.
Why is cart counting wrong…sounds like common sense
Casinos are terrible. My employer throws a christmas party every year at a casino. It's sad to see so many desperate people all at once. I get weird vibes walking through.
You can expect the Casino to be corrupted but those police needs to be investigated.
Gambling in a casino is simply another form of taxation.
Do you guys want to do a follow up on this story to see if the casino still stole $2k from this guy and if the courts ever corrected their wrong dismissal of his case or you dont care any more?
Denver Police doesn’t even know Colorado law neither does Adam county sheriffs or judges and it’s a shame that people like me have to fight criminals who hide under the law that they swore to uphold
100% number one reason I never go to casinos this right here , no one is at fault except the person going in..
The Colorado Gaming people actually said that their officer did nothing wrong..that he was only 'making sure that a crime wasnt committed'? Dude came out and said that the blackjack player was COMMITTING A CRIME...by counting cards! What kind of 'due diligence' is that? Just another example of 'protecting the blue'.
I'm pretty sure you can't become a cop if you know the law.
Tell me your cops and judge work for the casinos without telling me your cops and judge works for the casinos...
Wild. They can operate with no repercussions.
The whole world is ripped against the every day person.
Imagine the guy looking up and reading the colorado law to those two lying officers.
Damn dude I used to work there too, later I found my manager was on coke
A lot of cops don't know the law
Man went to the casino and hit the jackpot without hitting the jackpot.
All casinos don’t like to pay when they loose this is a perfect example. Another is MGM getting cyber attacks? Maybe someone hit a big jack pot and they didn’t want to pay. People need to wake up and realize how these places cheat them.
So, what was the eventual outcome of this, seeing as how it was posted nearly a year ago..?!
I'VE WORKED IN GAMING FOR 27 YEARS! CARD COUNTING ISN'T ILLEGAL BUT THE CASINO CAN REFUSE YOUR PLAY. IVE NEVER SEEN THE POLICE CALLED. THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO CASH HIM OUT TOO! PERIOD!
Those cops should have arrested the casino employees for stealing his $2k
Gambling is just a tax on the stupid.
Yes, and if it turns out you are actually smart enough to win, the casinos (and apparently Gaming agents) want nothing to do with you.
I love to hear how this case is settled
You can be trespassed, not arrested...
Sherrif! Good to see you man
You gotta love these uneducated security guards. Trying to intimidated gamblers. Hope you get sued real good. By the way, Ameristar is one of the WORST places to gamble. Don't go there.
Moral to this story, don’t gamble. You’re welcome.
I don’t know all the laws, but I do believe it’s illegal not to cash a player chips-
This is so ridiculous. All the rules are advantageous towards the casino and even if he did beat them, they know they’re gonna get it back in the long run anyway.
Casino chips are essentially treated like a person’s own cash, at least in regard to protections provided to them. The only time a casino can legally refuse cashing out is if they have reasonable suspicion a crime has been committed. They also cannot legally require an ID to cash out unless the winnings were at least $10k or they suspect a crime has been committed. Verifying someone’s age to cash out is not a valid reason to ask for ID if the casino has already confirmed they’re of age previously, as indicated by the casino giving him the wrist band (presumably because they checked his ID upon entrance) and letting him play there for hours.
Unless there's some law on the books in Colorado saying it's illegal, all they can do is back him off the game and tell him he can play anything but blackjack.
Supreme Court already ruled card counting is legal so making a state law doesn't matter, and the casino can kick anyone out and refuse service, it's a private business
I won’t ever go to ameristar casinos because of this and I’m an avid gambler sharing this with every gambler I know
Gaming commission will force them to cash his chips and card counting is not illegal. They can trespass you and thats the most they can do.
Card counting isn't illegal. But winning is, start winning and the casino will throw you out and put you in the Blue Book.
The guy looks so calm and in control
There were several crimes committed by the casino and the police! :)
False imprisonment is one. Courts have ruled that you can not handcuff or detain anyone for counting cards.
Oh the guy with Steven Bridges I didnt know there was a news article about it lmao
They can’t arrest him but they can ban him from the property, they should have cashed him out. Sue the shit out of them, they will end up losing more money this way.
Being accused of cheating by scammers is wild😂
This guy that's suing Ameristar Black Hawk...this is one of Steven Bridges' teammates...
Do we know the outcome?
I've seen some card counting YT channels and the impression I get is that the police there are in the casinos all the time, and they get very chummy with the staff. The staff get indignant with card counters and so the police follow along. I'm betting an uninformed casino employee suggested to the officers that what the guy was doing was illegal, though of course I can't be sure.
FWIW, I've also seen casinos pull the same crap with the ID. The casino operator is not asking if he is of age (he obviously is), the casino wants to record his personal information in case he returns (or potentially as the victim suggested, to share the information with other casinos). If the casino trespasses you, it is a crime to return. The casinos aren't allowed to refuse to pay out either, but it happens a lot. Most players I've seen simply take their chips with them and return at another time.
Learn the law ! Officer do you job
I am so on their side. You want to make billions $$$ off of stacked odds, taking money from addicts, etc., it is tough noogies if someone has the ability to count cards and wins, wins, wins. That is the price. Maybe no apps or electronic counting?? But really, too bad if they can do it in their heads. Sorry, but you win too much so you have to go & dont come back doesnt work for me! Hey, stay for a week on us for free if they lose, lose, lose, right? And NO, i cant count cards!
Blacklisting should also be illegal and subject to civil penalties. Can you imagine a star quarterback being banned from playing, a fishing champion being banned, a stock trader banned from buying because he makes too much, take your pick. A business that preys on people with stacked odds against them shouldnt be allowed to ban someone for being good at what they do. If only i could......
Well, he's now banned from every casino.
Good luck trying to sue an Indian casino. They have their own rules that even judges can't do much about.
There are no tribal casinos in Blackhawk or Central City Colorado. They are all privately owned by U.S. corporations or private individuals.
I hope the jury gives him 20 million, something has to encourage the police to stop violating rights
That cop is real fruity..just saying
casino manager is still wearing a mask, that's all you need to know.
It’s illegal to win at a Casino , that’s why I’ll never go
That’s outrageous.
thats the casino saying, you can't play if you win what a scam, this casino should be closed down for fraud they are obviously steeling from the people
Shame on you BLACKHAWK
Yes sir sue these bad actors. At this point most all of us have law suits against corporations.
I don't understand the benefit of being so aggressive with card counters to the point it incurs liability. Just be passive aggressive and give the dealer a new deck every other hand, card counters will leave on their own.
Sir, you are too intelligent to play our game 😂
It sounds like the only crime that was committed was by security & law enforcement 😮
How do you know your card count if you cannot count the cards?
Any update on the lawsuit?
All the criminals in the state government were protecting their criminals with badges. He needs to sue the Colorado State Gaming Commission, and the State of Colorado for extortion.
Please follow up on whether or not he won the case